The Devil Wears Prada 2 Review: Style Savvy

The Devil Wears Prada was a 2006 drama comedy workplace-focused type film that not only put Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt on the Hollywood map, but also made us view the boss archetype with nuance and complexity. Meryl Streep’s portrayal as demanding editor boss lady Miranda Priestly is a nightmare to work with, but she earned her reputation and got the outlet she runs, Runway, to the top of the fashion world food chain when others just see it as just a job. People who run their own businesses and have to manage younger and entitled employees can relate. Naturally, a legacy sequel is expected from a memorable film like The Devil Wears Prada, but kudos to Fox 2000 Pictures and the team -led by director David Frankel- for going back to the well this late and putting in effort in making the sequel on the same level as its insightful and charming prequel. House of Gucci (and other brands we know jack about) Taking place 20 years later after the first film, seasoned reporter Andy (Anne Hathaway) was recently laid off from her cushy journalist gig and making a difference. A serendipitous call puts her as a features editor for Runway, still a livid and busy fashion place to work at but now adapted to modern times: website, social media, and rare physical catalogues that ends up being the final word on fashion. As this was a surprise for Miranda, she is naturally pissed at the changing of the natural order and makes Andy’s life a bit of hell (initially). However, she ends up needing Andy’s help out of desperation as Runway’s reputation has been on the downward spiral from a previous editorial kerfuffle. In the mix is ex-assistant Emily (Emily Blunt) who ends up leading retail for Chanel, an ex-wife of a billionaire named Sasha (Lucy Liu), rich mogul Benji Barnes (Justin “Mr House” Theroux), Runway chairman Irv Ravitz (Tibor Feldman), his son Jay Ravitz (B.J Novak), and the ever-charismatic Nigel Kipling (Stanley Tucci) as Miranda’s second-in-command. Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly is still as demanding and dictator-like as possible, but with her edges dulled due to current workplace climates (that make higher-ups watch what they say) yet finding ways to get it back as [Conteúdo truncado para controle de custo.]